Hyderabad, October 21, 2024- Lodge Keys No. 297, the primary unit of Freemasonry organized CPR Training program on Saturday morning for three hours at Goshamahal Baradari Masonic Building. It was conducted by GVK Green Health Services. It was the second in the series.
Shri Janaki Ram Sharma, Philanthropist and member of Freemasonry; Dr Ranga Reddy Burri, President, Infection Control Academy and Chair, P. Veerabhadrudu, Assistant Regional Grand Master graced the inaugural function.
40 drivers, watchmen, street vendors, and the general public were trained. Lodge Keys aims to train 1000 people in the city free of cost in the next 12 months. It is a high-end practical training program that makes every participant very confident to perform CPR said D. Ramchandram, member of Lodge Keys No. 297 who is cording the initiative.
Each participant was trained on a mannequin. This program was organized as part of the community outreach program of Lodge Keys No. 297 which is taken up on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Lodge Keys No. 297. More training programs are lined up.
The Apartment Associations, Residential Welfare Associations, Clubs, Social Organisations, Lions, Jaycees and other NGOs can reach out to Lodge Keys .
Cardiac arrest can happen at any time, anywhere to anyone. Precaution is the best way to handle it. Learn CPR and be a CPR BRAND AMBASSADOR said K Janaki Ram Sarma.
Just 2% of the population is trained in CPR in India, it is a sad state of affairs Dr Ranga Reddy Burri.
Without CPR 92% die before making it to the hospital. Every minute without CPR survival rate decreases by 10%. 9 in 10 people in cardiac arrest die said P. Veerabhadrudu.
But CPR can help improve if performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest. CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival said D. Ramchandram, Project Coordinator of “Let the Hearts Beat”, a community outreach initiative of Lodge Keys No. 297.
CPR is an essential Life skill and everyone must be trained.
